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Jack Carr |
Newcastle United FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F 2:
A 1
75% successful
1905-07
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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John Thomas Carr |
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Birth |
25 June
1878 in Seaton Burn, Northumberland [registered in Tynemouth,
September 1878]. Seaton Burn fell under the Tynemouth
registration district.
birthdate confirmed
by the 1939 Register |
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Birthnotes |
Long thought to be born sometime in 1876.
And although there was one John Carr born in Tynemouth district, it was
the wrong one. His 1901/11/21 census states he was 22/23 32/33 and then 42
years old, giving him a 1878 birthdate.... of which there is only John Thomas Carr in Tynemouth.
His father, Joseph, died in 1909, his obituary confirmed
that this is the correct Jack Carr. |
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According to the 1881 census,
John Thomas is the youngest of three children to Joseph and Jane
Ann (née Gladstone), living at Cross Row in Seaton Burn. His father is a coal
miner. |
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According to the 1891 census,
John T. now has a younger brother and still with his parents at 1 High
Cross Row in Seaton Burn. His father is a deputy overman in the colliery. |
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According to the 1901 census,
John Carr is a 22 year old professional
footballer, boarding with the McDonalds in 239 Beaconsfield Street in Elswick. He is boarding with fellow United player, John Fraser. |
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According to the 1911 census,
John Thomas, a professional footballer, is living with his sister, Alice,
at 129 Dinsdale Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. |
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Marriage |
to Kate
Pattison McLaughlin [registered as John T. in
Bristol???, June 1915]. |
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According to the 1921 census,
John, still a professional footballer (for Newcastle United FC) is
now married to Kate and now living at 12 Moorside in Newcastle upon Tyne
with his wife's family. |
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According to the 1939
register, John T., a retired football manager, and Kate P. are still
married and are living with his mother-in-law at 3 Crown Street in
Newcastle upon Tyne. |
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Death |
17 March 1948, aged
69 years 266 days
[registered as John T. in Newcastle upon Tyne, March 1948]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
career with Seaton Burn FC before joining Newcastle United FC as a
left-back in 1897, he retired in 1912 after 279 league
appearances and twelve goals. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Champions 1904-05, 1906-07, 1908-09; FA Cup
runners-up 1904-05; winners 1909-10; FA
Charity Shield winners 1909; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
Played cricket
too, assisting Northumberland and club sides in Lancashire and North East. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9½", 12st.
8lbs [1910]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
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Club(s) |
After
retiring, joined the Newcastle United FC coaching staff. Then he was the
successful candidate out of eighty to be appointed manager of Blackburn
Rovers FC on 17 February 1922. Secretary-manager from September 1925. He
resigned in December 1926. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of six who became the 302nd
player (304) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back |
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First match |
No. 83, 25 February 1905, England 1 Ireland
1, a British Championship match at Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, aged
26 years
nk days. |
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Last match |
No. 89, 16 February 1907, England 1 Ireland
0, a British Championship match at Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged
28 years nk days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1904-05, 1906-07; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1904-05; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.59. |
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